Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Dakota 
Adams 
Barnes 
Benson 
Billings 
Bottineau 
Bowman 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
30,961 
392 
855 
563 
197 
863 
348 
2007 
31,970 
426 
921 
591 
243 
899 
353 
acres, 2012 
39,262,613 
601 ,272 
936,780 
802,059 
722,275 
899,431 
730,327 
2007 
39,674,586 
626,663 
907,184 
759,341 
724,532 
1,028,699 
720,756 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19,391 
233 
528 
375 
128 
506 
217 
2007 
20,408 
247 
577 
387 
159 
562 
214 
acres, 2012 
23,469,816 
307,923 
740,663 
549,043 
110,209 
668,733 
294,946 
TENURE 
2007 
22,035,717 
279,002 
635,826 
490,087 
82,929 
744,333 
262,743 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
15,967 
241 
440 
265 
97 
463 
191 
2007 
16,303 
246 
501 
299 
117 
452 
192 
acres, 2012 
7,832,469 
162,562 
154,426 
150,718 
(D) 
169,246 
171,400 
2007 
7,702,479 
157,742 
158,918 
155,535 
91,644 
194,731 
161,282 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,751 
103 
146 
99 
44 
142 
84 
2007 
5,951 
76 
175 
124 
61 
141 
70 
acres, 2012 
2,799,923 
59,696 
74,001 
61,808 
14,786 
60,695 
43,024 
2007 
2,145,721 
30,453 
41,176 
49,125 
16,467 
72,267 
46,049 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
12,173 
131 
334 
249 
85 
322 
142 
2007 
12,796 
150 
335 
247 
104 
360 
143 
acres, 2012 
28,298,194 
406,321 
707,277 
618,804 
278,785 
636,734 
552,292 
2007 
28,623,222 
416,933 
661,235 
557,156 
272,512 
742,143 
542,981 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
11,986,557 
176,404 
280,821 
257,281 
119,069 
235,348 
298,898 
2007 
12,275,126 
188,000 
281,954 
213,487 
131,196 
273,201 
304,806 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
16,311,637 
229,917 
426,456 
361,523 
159,716 
401,386 
253,394 
2007 
16,348,096 
228,933 
379,281 
343,669 
141,316 
468,942 
238,175 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1 1 ,373 
117 
325 
231 
77 
305 
121 
2007 
12,117 
143 
325 
228 
86 
347 
138 
acres, 2012 
18,705,873 
227,621 
600,727 
460,762 
87,953 
529,270 
249,145 
2007 
17,810,862 
221 ,772 
528,430 
405,135 
56,256 
590,189 
215,105 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,821 
20 
81 
49 
15 
78 
15 
2007 
2,871 
30 
85 
45 
22 
87 
18 
acres, 2012 
3,131,950 
32,389 
75,077 
32,537 
(D) 
93,451 
6,635 
2007 
3,348,885 
51,988 
87,031 
46,650 
360,376 
91,825 
16,493 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,267 
13 
57 
45 
7 
59 
12 
2007 
2,340 
28 
77 
35 
12 
74 
6 
acres, 2012 
1,964,020 
20,606 
65,935 
26,473 
7,470 
78,768 
2,777 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,079,134 
26,777 
66,220 
35,827 
10,206 
81,877 
1,589 
Total operators 
number 
45,015 
598 
1,254 
755 
295 
1,209 
537 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
19,494 
229 
541 
399 
119 
587 
190 
2 operators 
9,518 
133 
260 
137 
60 
233 
135 
3 operators 
1,511 
23 
33 
26 
16 
30 
15 
4 operators 
314 
1 
14 
1 
2 
9 
8 
5 or more operators 
124 
6 
7 
- 
- 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
11,617 
172 
312 
158 
81 
287 
169 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,532 
166 
278 
146 
77 
260 
149 
2 operators 
341 
3 
17 
6 
2 
4 
10 
3 operators 
96 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
4 operators 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
45,114 
604 
1,261 
794 
361 
1,214 
554 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
21,082 
281 
627 
421 
141 
638 
184 
2 operators 
9,124 
126 
260 
140 
88 
216 
144 
3 operators 
1,420 
12 
25 
27 
13 
40 
18 
4 operators 
245 
2 
6 
3 
- 
1 
7 
5 or more operators 
99 
5 
3 
- 
1 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
11,281 
166 
323 
174 
111 
239 
161 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
10,414 
164 
311 
154 
103 
229 
145 
2 operators 
302 
1 
6 
10 
4 
5 
6 
3 operators 
60 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
7 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
27,728 
342 
773 
509 
185 
757 
302 
2007 
28,314 
370 
784 
542 
211 
820 
314 
acres, 2012 
37,674,703 
576,704 
916,723 
779,925 
717,656 
869,689 
682,557 
2007 
37,880,004 
599,732 
868,231 
735,328 
711,545 
1,007,164 
693,569 
Female 
farms, 2012 
3,233 
50 
82 
54 
12 
106 
46 
2007 
3,656 
56 
137 
49 
32 
79 
39 
acres, 2012 
1,587,910 
24,568 
20,057 
22,134 
4,619 
29,742 
47,770 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1 ,794,582 
26,931 
38,953 
24,013 
12,987 
21,535 
27,187 
Farming 
2012 
17,509 
236 
448 
363 
134 
421 
189 
2007 
18,525 
231 
516 
366 
155 
514 
194 
Other 
2012 
13,452 
156 
407 
200 
63 
442 
159 
Place of residence: 
2007 
13,445 
195 
405 
225 
88 
385 
159 
On farm operated 
2012 
19,918 
248 
495 
388 
160 
450 
222 
2007 
20,467 
253 
596 
414 
186 
537 
230 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
11,043 
144 
360 
175 
37 
413 
126 
2007 
1 1 ,503 
173 
325 
177 
57 
362 
123 
--continued 
430 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
